What To Know
- The Bear‘s fifth and final season is almost here, and stars Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri are revealing their favorite memories from making the show.
- See what they’re sharing about the filming process and the episodes that have stuck with them most over the years.
The Bear‘s final season is nearly here, which makes it a perfect time to reminisce on some of the show’s most memorable moments.
TV Insider was on site for FX‘s celebration of The Bear‘s Final Family Meal in New York City, where we caught up with the cast, including Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, who play fan favorites Carmy Berzatto and Sydney Adamu. While viewers will follow them back into the kitchen for the final chapter of the hit series from creator Christopher Storer, this event marked the beginning of their farewell to the show, stirring up some nostalgia.
Considering the momentous occasion, we asked the stars to share a memory, moment, episode, scene, or other aspect of filming that will stick with them long after the final credits roll. ” I mean, there are so many,” White tells us. “I’ve gotten to see so many great performances so close up,” he notes, adding, “There was the Season 2 Christmas episode, and being at that table with so many great actors… sitting in these long takes… it felt like theater, it felt really exciting being with Jamie Lee [Curtis].”
White also wanted to highlight another moment Carmy shares with his onscreen mom Donna (played by Curtis), mentioning the Season 4 episode, “having her kind of make her amends to Carmy and witnessing her there.”
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But he also couldn’t forget the heart of the show, which is the culinary aspect that ties everyone together. “Anytime in the kitchen,” White cites, recalling Season 1’s “Review” and “the one single take” and “having to work in unison not only in an emotional rhythm but a technical rhythm.”
Edebiri shares similar sentiments, saying, “I love our crew so much; we have the greatest crew in all of Chicago, and they are such beautiful communicators, with each other and then in turn with us as the actors… It’s not so common when the cinematographer — our DP — and our director are talking that the camera operator will pull me aside and be like, ‘This is the shot, this is how we’re gonna walk it through,’” she reveals. “That’s not always a given, because they all have a trust in each other to know that they can delegate with each other.”
As fans will recall, Edebiri stepped behind the camera to direct Season 3’s Tina (Liza Colón-Zayas) focused episode, “Napkins,” which followed her journey to the Beef where she ultimately met Mikey (Jon Bernthal) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach). Edebiri also wrote Season 4’s installment “Worms” with costar Lionel Boyce, which featured guest star Danielle Deadwyler.
Considering Edebiri’s multi-faceted experience with the series, her favorite memory is more technical than tied to any one particular story arc or performance, as she shares, “I have a memory with Gary [Malouf], our cameraman, of us just walking through and holding on to each other as if his eye was the camera and he was me and us just walking through when we had to do one of our oners.”
Stay tuned to see what new memories are sure to arise from The Bear‘s fifth and final season, and let us know your favorite moments from the show in the comments section below.
The Bear, Season 5 Premiere, Thursday, June 25, 9/8c, FX and Hulu